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UC THE LITTLE PRINCE (Classic, 20th-Century, Audio)
by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
from Penguin Audio
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 
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Buy the Katherine Woods translation only 
To get the most enjoyment from this beautiful book, buy the original Katherine Woods translation.
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Katherine Woods - The name to remember
Katherine Woods' translation is the only English-language version of The Little Prince which captures the beauty, simplicity, clarity, and profundity of the Antoine de St. Exupery's classic, penned in French.
(The newer translation is appallingly horrid and bland, mistaken, and frankly perplexing.)
This is really not a children's book, although older children will appreciate it.
Don't measure the value by the thickness of the book. De St. Exupery, himself a WWI pilot, writes with a great... more info
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Little Prince speaks to the child in me
I was an adult when i read this book, and i really appreciated the lessons in life that Saint-Exupery shares through the Little Prince.
A great book, full of beautiful illustrations, easy to read, while fun and sad at the same time.
I personally read it as if Exupery is sharing with us the conversations he has with his own inner child, in the image of the Little Prince. That is why the Little Prince would ask many questions, but rarely answer the ones he was asked. Like all our inner children he's... more info
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a teacher 
This is a wonderful story and a great book I was able to share with my students. The only drawback with the book is that the pages are not in color, but the extremely low price allowed me to purchase the books for my students out of my own pocket.
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